Subject: Re: port-i386/32953: Repeated keystrokes under X using APCI kernel
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/01/2006 15:05:25
Gavan Fantom <gavan@coolfactor.org> writes:

> David Brownlee wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Feb 2006, abs@absd.org wrote:
>> [...]
>>>     While using X the system will randomly repeat keystrokes, sometimes
>>>     doubled, sometimes tripled. This happens a few times a day, but will
>>>     reasonably frequently happen twice within the same second.
>>>
>>>     The system is a thinkpad T41p using xorg from pkgsrc, and a 3.0
>>>     userland. Kernel tested was 3.0_STABLE with acpi (not MP) or 3.99.15
>>>     MPACPI -current.
>>>
>>>     Problem does _not_ occur on a non ACPI kernel.
>>     Just to confirm - are other people seeing this?
>
> Yes, I see this on a thinkpad t43p using NetBSD 3.99.8 and ACPI, and X
> from xsrc.
>
> The problem seems to be more frequent when they system is under load,
> such as while starting applications. I'm not sure whether CPU or I/O
> is the main factor here, but I suspect I/O.
>
> It's considerably more frequent than a couple of times a day for me.

If it matters, I have the same problem with xorg 6.9 and acpi on an
acer aspire 1690.
I think the problem here can be related to xorg 6.9.

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  Rui Paulo			<rpaulo@{NetBSD{,-PT}.org,fnop.net}>